Sinkholes causing problems on I-40, Route 66 in east Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Sinkholes have opened on a couple of heavily traveled routes in East Tennessee.

The Knoxville News Sentinel reported state troopers were warning drivers on Monday about a hole in a westbound lane of Interstate 40 in Roane County, near the Harriman exit. Tennessee Department of Transportation geotechnical engineers are checking the hole and deciding how to fix it.

The other sinkhole is on state Route 66 in Sevier County. It was found Monday morning in a northbound turn lane south of Huffaker Road. The highway carries visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.